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Joan Baez

Initial release : September 1993

Vanguard VCD3-125/27

Three members of the Grateful Dead, Garcia, Hart and Weir, contribute to two tracks on this compilation box set. The two tracks were produced by Mickey Hart and recorded at his studio; The Barn, Novato.

The collection also includes three tracks with Bob Dylan.

Tracks

CD One

  • Scarlet Ribbons (Danzig / Segal)
  • Jimmy Brown (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • Careless Love (Traditional arr. by J. Baez / B. Wood)
  • Auctioneer (Black / Van Dyke)
  • Black Is The Color (Traditional arr. by J. J. Niles)
  • John Hardy (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • We Are Crossing Jordan River (Traditional arr. by J. Baez / B. Gibson)
  • John Riley (Traditional arr. by R. Neff / P. Belmonte / B. Gibson)
  • Silver Dagger (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • House Of The Rising Sun (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • Low Down Chariot (A. Lomax / J. Lomax)
  • Wagoner's Lad (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream (E. McCurdy)
  • Geordie (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • What Have They Done To The Rain (M. Reynolds)
  • Troubled And I Don't Know Why (B. Dylan)
  • With God On Our Side (B. Dylan)
  • We Shall Overcome (Z. Horton / Hamilton / G. Carawan / P. Seeger)
  • Go 'Way From My Window (Traditional arr. by J. J. Niles)
  • Mama, You Been On My Mind (B. Dylan)
  • There But For Fortune (P. Ochs)
  • Colours (D. Leitch)
  • The River In The Pines (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
CD Two
  • Pack Up Your Sorrows (R. Farina / P. Marden)
  • The Swallow Song (R. Farina)
  • Legend Of A Girl Child Linda (D. Leitch)
  • Children Of Darkness (R. Farina)
  • Catch The Wind (D. Leitch)
  • Poor Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • Sweet Sir Galahad (J. Baez)
  • Donna Donna (A. Zeitlin / S. Secunda)
  • Long Black Veil (D. Dill / M. Wilkin)
  • Mama Tried (M. Haggard)
  • Sing Me Back Home (M. Haggard)
  • Joe Hill (A. Hayes / E. Robinson)
  • The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (J. R. Robertson)
  • Blessed Are... (J. Baez)
  • Hello In There (J. Prine)
  • Love Song To A Stranger (J. Baez)
  • In The Quiet Morning (For Janis Joplin) (M. Farina)
  • Angel Band (Traditional arr. by J. Baez / J. Shurtleff)
  • Johnny, I Hardly Knew Yeh (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • Gracias A La Vida (V. Parra / arr. by J. Baez)
CD Three
  • Diamonds & Rust (J. Baez)
  • Children And All That Jazz (J. Baez)
  • Blowin' In The Wind (B. Dylan)
  • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • Jesse (J. Ian)
  • Honest Lullaby (J. Baez)
  • Jackaroe (Traditional arr. by J. Baez / M. Hart / J. Garcia)
  • Marriott USA (J. Baez)
  • Amazing Grace (Traditional arr. by J. Baez)
  • Forever Young (B. Dylan)
  • Farewell, Angelina (B. Dylan)
  • A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (B. Dylan)
  • Here's To You (J. Baez / E. Morricone)
  • Blues Improv (J. Baez / Odetta)
  • Ring Them Bells (B. Dylan)
  • El Preso Numero Nueve (H. Cantoral)
  • Speaking Of Dreams (J. Baez)
Musicians

Members of the Grateful Dead play on Jackaroe and Marriott USA.

The musicians on Jackaroe are;

  • Joan Baez - guitar, vocals
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar
  • Mickey Hart - drums
The musicians on Marriott USA are;
  • Joan Baez - guitar, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - drums, percussion
  • Jim McPherson - organ, piano, drums
  • Bob Weir - guitar
  • Bobby Vega - bass.
Troubled And I Don't Know Why and Mama, You've Been On My Mind are live versions from the early 1960s with Bob Dylan.

Blowin' In The Wind is a live version with Bob Dylan from a Rolling Thunder Revue performance in 1976.

Credits

For the recording of Jackaroe and Marriott USA;

  • Producer - Mickey Hart
  • Recorded at the Barn, Novato, CA in 1980
Credits for other tracks on this compilation include;
  • Producers - Alan Abrahams, Joan Baez, Barry Beckett, Nancy Carlen, David Kershenbaum, Christopher Knight, Henry Lewy, Jack Lothrop, Bob Meyerowitz, Norbert Putnam, Maynard Solomon, Gerard Tempesti
For the box set release;
  • Compilation producers - Joan Baez, Nancy Lutzow, Mark Spector
  • Co-producer - Manny Greenhill
  • Engineered for release - Jeff Zaraya
  • Interviews - Charles J. Fuss and Jim Rooney
  • Forward - Anthony DeCurtis
  • Album cover art direction and design by: Norman Moore, Design Art Inc.
Notes

The track featuring members of the Grateful Dead, Jackaroe and Marriott USA, were recorded for a planned Baez album that was never released.

Garcia has referred to Baez in interviews as an early influence. On one occasion saying;

What first attracted me was the sound of it - those kind of modal changes and the sound of Joan Baez's voice and the sound of her guitar.
Related releases

The sources for the other tracks on this compilation release are as follows;

  • Scarlet Ribbons - LP Joan Baez In San Francisco1964, Fantasy 5015
  • Jimmy Brown - Previously unreleased circa 1959
  • Careless Love - Recorded for the Balladeers Radio Show on WHRB Radio, Harvard University, 1959
  • Auctioneer - Recorded at the Club 47, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1959
  • Black Is The Color - LP Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square, 1959, Veritas
  • John Hardy - Recorded at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA, 1959
  • We Are Crossing Jordan River - LP Folk Festival At Newport,Volume 2, 1959, Vanguard VSD 2054
  • John Riley, Silver Dagger and House Of The Rising Sun - LP Joan Baez, 1960, Vanguard 2077-2
  • Low Down Chariot - Recorded at the Agassiz Theater, Harvard University, October 7, 1960
  • Wagoner's Lad - LP Joan Baez, Volume 2, 1961, Vanguard 2097-2
  • Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream - LP Very Early Joan, 1982, Vanguard 79446/7-2
  • Geordie and What Have They Done To The Rain - LP Joan Baez In Concert, 1962, Vanguard 113/14- 2
  • With God On Our Side and We Shall Overcome - LP Joan Baez In Concert, Part 2, 1963, Vanguard 2123-2
  • Go 'Way From My Window and There But For Fortune - LP Joan Baez, 5, 1964, Vanguard 79160-2
  • Colours - Recorded at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival
  • The River In The Pines - LP Farewell, Angelina, 1965, Vanguard 79200-2
  • Pack Up Your Sorrows and The Swallow Song - Single, 1966, Vanguard VRS 35040
  • Legend Of A Girl Child Linda- Recorded June 15, 1967
  • Children Of Darkness - LP Joan, 1967, Vanguard 79240-2
  • Catch The Wind - Recorded June 15, 1967
  • Poor Wayfaring Stranger - LP David's Album, 1969, Vanguard 79308-2
  • Sweet Sir Galahad and Long Black Veil - LP One Day At A Time, 1969, Vanguard 79310-2
  • Donna Donna - Recorded in concert for CBC Radio, Montreal, Canada, 1969
  • Mama Tried and Sing Me Back Home - Recorded in 1969
  • Joe Hill - Soundtrack LP Carry It On, 1971, Vanguard 79313 -2
  • The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down and Blessed Are... - LP Blessed Are..., 1971, Vanguard 6570/1-2
  • Hello In There - Recorded at the Big Sur Folk Festival, September 25, 1971
  • Love Song To A Stranger and In The Quiet Morning (For Janis Joplin) - LP Come From The Shadows, 1972, A&M SP-4339
  • Angel Band - Jeffrey Shurtleff's LP State Farm, 1972, (A&M SP-4332
  • Johnny, I Hardly Knew Yeh - Recorded in 1974 as a benefit for the 2nd Vietnam Veterans Bonus March
  • Gracias A La Vida - LP Gracias A La Vida, 1974, A&M SP-3614
  • Diamonds & Rust and Children And All That Jazz - LP Diamonds & Rust, 1975, A&M SP-4527
  • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - LP From Every Stage, 1976, A&M SP 3704
  • Jesse - Recorded in concert at the Palladium (New York), by DIR Broadcasting for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, May 26, 1977
  • Honest Lullaby - LP Honest Lullaby, 1979, Portrait EK-35766
  • Amazing Grace and Forever Young - Recorded in concert by DIR Broadcasting for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, 1982
  • Farewell, Angelina, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall and Here's To You - LP Live Europe '83, 1983, Ariola 203331
  • Blues Improv - Recorded at Folk City's 25th Anniversary Concert, September 14, 1985
  • Ring Them Bells - Recorded in concert at Duke University (Durham, NC), November 24, 1989
  • El Preso Numero Nueve - LP Diamonds & Rust In The Bullring, 1989, Gold Castle 71321
  • Speaking Of Dreams - LP Speaking Of Dreams, 1989, Gold Castle 71324
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